I iFalcon macrumors 6502 Original poster Sep 6, 2007 271 32 Jan 14, 2012 #1 What is the advantage of installing Parallel/Fusion with it using a bootcamp partition vs just installing Parallel 7 and installing Windows in it? Thanks.
What is the advantage of installing Parallel/Fusion with it using a bootcamp partition vs just installing Parallel 7 and installing Windows in it? Thanks.
MacDawg Moderator emeritus Mar 20, 2004 19,823 4,505 "Between the Hedges" Jan 14, 2012 #2 The advantage is you can boot natively if you so choose Usually for gaming I haven't bootcamped for a long time I just run Win7 in Fusion when I need to and works great Bootcamp is a hassle I don't need
The advantage is you can boot natively if you so choose Usually for gaming I haven't bootcamped for a long time I just run Win7 in Fusion when I need to and works great Bootcamp is a hassle I don't need
balamw Moderator emeritus Aug 16, 2005 19,365 980 New England Jan 14, 2012 #3 Native access to the hardware gives you more speed under Boot Camp. Note: they are not mutually exclusive. You can install Boot Camp and run that same install under Parallels/VMWare. B
Native access to the hardware gives you more speed under Boot Camp. Note: they are not mutually exclusive. You can install Boot Camp and run that same install under Parallels/VMWare. B
M Mikesus macrumors 6502 Apr 7, 2011 255 1 Jan 15, 2012 #4 Another difference. With bootcamp you are creating a hard partition that ties up that amount of the drive. In a VM you really don't tie it up until its used.
Another difference. With bootcamp you are creating a hard partition that ties up that amount of the drive. In a VM you really don't tie it up until its used.